An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
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Key player in the tortured business of conflict diamonds, main character Archer subscribes to the Political unrest in Sierra Leone where the fighting is bloody.
Not a major fan of DeCaprio but he nailed the role of a disgruntled Rhodesian soldier who served in Breytenbach's 32 Battalion in South Africa. His accent is spot-on Afrikaans as is his use of regional slang including grunts in response to others comments and his mannerisms including the way he holds a cigarette. His greed for the diamond and disrespect of the black man last almost until his bitter end. He is not a likable character. I former soldier who wants off the blood soaked continent and will walk over anyone to attain it.
Africa is the most richest subcontinent according its mines. But these mines are not for natives but for western rulers. Africa was dominated by several colonial nations like Belgium and Britain. That time their rulers used its natural resources for their own needs. After WWII colonial rulers flew from their colony and new giant communism and capitalism entered. They use wealthy Africa according to their wish. Now full of natural resources appear as curse for its natives. To collect gold, coal, copper, diamond etc easily white people creates conflicts. And the whole story is about conflict diamond. Arms business is very profitable in Africa and west sell arms to gain diamond cheaply. In 2003 about 40 nations signed a bill not buy conflict diamonds for the sake of humanity. UN sent special forces for peace keeping and in that forces Bangladesh sent huge in number. Bangladesh armed forces put some extraordinary achievement to bring peace in Sierra Leone. In exchange of honor Bangla is the second official language of Sierra Leone.
This is a powerful movie that will make you think deeply. Leonardo diCaprio gives a brilliant performance, don't be surprised if you find yourself in tears watching this film! It's a film that I think everyone should watch at some point, especially people who haven't had the opportunity to travel outside of the US.
